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LIVINGSTON, NJ -- Essex County reported that Livingston had five more confirmed COVID-19 cases as of 9 a.m. Monday, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the township to 346.

There have been 39 deaths in Livingston that have been attributed to the coronavirus.

Across Essex County, there have been 10,713 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Monday at 9 a.m. The county reports 754 deaths that have been associated with the coronavirus. In Essex County, 7,663 COVID-19 tests have come back negative.

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Statewide, there is a total of 88,806 cases, an increase of 3,505 overnight, with the statewide death toll now at 4.377, an increase of 175 overnight, according to the State Department of Health. Statewide there have been 89,251 negative test results.

Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday that the number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals across the state now exceeds the number of admissions due to the virus.

Murphy said that the three-day average for hospitalilzations from the COVID-19 virus is trending downward. For the 24-hour reporting period ending at 10 p.m. Sunday, there were 482 new hospitalizations and 583 patients discharged.

"Social distancing is working," Murphy said, reminding New Jerseyans that "we all have a role to play." The Governor said that decisions made with respect public health have been made with only one focus. "Every step we have taken--from closing non-essential businesses, to closing schools, to closing work sites, to requiring you all to wear a face covering at the supermarket--has been made with a singular goal in mind, and that is our mission to save lives."

Murphy said he is prepared "in the coming days" to lay out a blueprint of "principles and benchmarks" for an orderly re-opening of the state's economy. He cautioned residents not to have overly unrealistic expectations of what re-emergence from the current lockdown will look like, and that a recurrence of the virus must be vigorously guarded against once the state is opened back up. "We will be careful and we will be strategic. We will continue to ask you to play your part and you have all done an extraordinary job. We will make decisions based on facts and medical science so we do not exacerbate a boomerang wave," Murphy said.

MORRISTOWN, NJ — As of June 4, more than 162,000 cases of COVID-19 were reported in New Jersey. Although there is no currently available vaccine against coronavirus, Atlantic Health System is calling on its expertise and national reputation for conducting cutting-edge clinical trials in oncology, neuroscience as well as cardiology, to look for effective treatments for coronavirus and to develop a ...

MORRISTOWN, NJ — As of June 4, more than 162,000 cases of COVID-19 were reported in New Jersey.

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Livingston High School student Ethan Reiter, a graduating senior who intends to pursue a career in economics, was recently selected as the winner of a National Merit University of Chicago Scholarship—one of approximately 3,300 such scholarships financed by U.S. colleges and universities as part of the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program.

According to the National Merit ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Livingston High School student Ethan Reiter, a graduating senior who intends to ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Due to the impact that the pandemic and stay-at-home orders have had on the economy, the Livingston Fire Department has partnered with Livingston Neighbors Helping Neighbors, the Livingston Clergy Association and other groups to organize food donation drops to be held once a month “for the foreseeable future in an effort to ensure that supplies never run out.”

Members of the ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Due to the impact that the pandemic and stay-at-home orders have had on the ...

PARKLAND, FL — Dr. William Shapiro, a former Livingston resident, died peacefully on June 1 at 90 years old after a long battle with lewy body dementia.

After serving in the United States Army during the Korean War, Shapiro taught history at Lincoln Junior High School, Mountain High School and West Orange High School for 42 years and was faculty advisor to the student government for many of ...

PARKLAND, FL — Dr. William Shapiro, a former Livingston resident, died peacefully on June 1 at 90 ...

MILLBURN, NJ — Paper Mill Playhouse's "Rising Star Honors," presented by The Investors Foundation, drew more than 10,000 views on Facebook and YouTube as it premiered on Monday night.

The virtual show celebrated the nearly 100 New Jersey high schools participating in the annual Rising Star Awards, which was canceled due to the current health crisis. Although many of the school musicals never ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Members of the Livingston Township Council, Livingston Police Department (LPD) and Livingston Fire Department (LFD) joined members of the Livingston Board of Education (LBOE) and other Livingston Public Schools (LPS) administrators in surprising Livingston High School (LHS) seniors at their homes with special packages on Monday morning to help the seniors celebrate the beginning ...

Editor's Update (Thursday at 10 p.m.): The SYLS has since announced that the movie being shown will be "Toy Story 4," and the event will be limited to 125 cars.

LIVINGSTON, NJ — After hearing about successful drive-in movie nights being held in other towns, a group of Livingston residents and officials worked together to organize a similar event for Livingston residents and announced a ...

Editor's Update (Thursday at 10 p.m.): The SYLS has since announced that the movie being shown will ...

NEWARK, NJ — Recognizing its status as one of the areas most affected by the coronavirus, Essex County has expanded its testing to some of Newark’s more hard-to-serve populations this week, including the Ironbound’s immigrant community.

Assemblywoman Eliana Pintor Marin (D-Newark), who was part of the team that set up a pop-up site in the parking lot of the Seabra Foods parking lot, said on ...

NEWARK, NJ — Recognizing its status as one of the areas most affected by the coronavirus, Essex ...

SUMMIT, NJ — More than 1,500 citizens from Hilltop City and surrounding towns gathered on Tuesday afternoon at Summit's Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School (LCJSMS) to show their support for the "Black Lives Matter" movement and to set a high bar for respectful, organized gatherings.

The event was the brainchild of 18-year-old ...

SUMMIT, NJ — More than 1,500 citizens from Hilltop City and surrounding towns gathered on Tuesday ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — A group of approximately 125 community members gathered in masks at the Livingston Town Center on Monday night for what event organizers described as “a peaceful protest in response to the recent murder of George Floyd, the persistence of police brutality directed at black Americans and the continuous and systemic oppression of black Americans nationally.”

In addition to ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — A group of approximately 125 community members gathered in masks at the Livingston ...